Hegseth Silent After Trump Signs Iran MOU
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- Hegseth served as the Trump administration's frontman for waging war on Iran during weeks of kinetic operations aimed at decimating Iran's nuclear threat, but has since gone publicly quiet on the issue.
- Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran to end the war without securing a significant concession.
Why it matters: Hegseth led weeks of kinetic strikes aimed at Iran's nuclear threat, but the resulting MOU ended the war without a significant concession from Iran — meaning the diplomatic outcome does not reflect the military campaign's stated objective.
